Nicolas
de Launay dit Lacroix
formerly Launay aka Lacroix
Born in Roz-sur-Couesnon or Roz-Landrieux, St-Malo, Dol, Bretagne, France
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Angélique Roy
— married
9 May 1729 in Berthier-en-Bas, Canada, Nouvelle-France
Descendants 
Father of
Marie Agathe Launay
Died
at about age 47
in Québec, Canada, Nouvelle-France
Profile last modified
| Created 18 Nov 2014
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Biography
Fils de Julien de Launay et feue Françoise Perlin (Perche sur le mariage), de la paroisse de Roc-sur-Brières, évêché de Doles en Bretagne, selon son mariage..[1]
Procès de Nicolas de Launnay (Launay - Delaunay) dit Lacroix, habitant de la Pointe-à-la-Caille, défendeur, accusé d'avoir assassiné Marie-Angélique Roy, son épouse, d'un coup de hache ; informations, procès-verbal de visite du corps, apposition de scellés sur les biens de l'accusé et de sa défunte épouse ; ladite hache est remise comme pièce à conviction ; ordonnance à l'effet que le nommé Thibault qui a procédé à l'arrestation de l'accusé sera assigné pour être interrogé ; interrogatoire de l'accusé, mention des dépositions de dix témoins, récolements et confrontations, mention de Guillaume Thibault, René Deneaux (Denaud), Jean Michon, Charles Balan dit LaCourbe, Joseph Boulanger, Marie-Madeleine Beaudoin, Jacques Beaudoin, Claude Boulanger, Jean Roquevie?, témoins, et interrogatoire sur la sellette ; une sentence est prononcée et ledit accusé est déclaré coupable dudit assassinat et condamné à être étranglé à mort à une potence placée sur la place publique de la Basse-Ville, il est ordonné que son corps y demeurera 6 heures, que ses biens seront confisqués et que 300 livres d'amende seront versées au Roi; 27 septembre 1751[2]
Sources
- ↑ Mariage IGD
- ↑ 27 septembre 1751 Cote : TL1,S11,SS1,D105A,P2 Fonds Prévôté de Québec - BAnQ Québec Id 375142
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Nicolas by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Nicolas:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Nicolas by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Nicolas:
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~0.39%
~1.56%
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